iPhone and UK Train Times

20/07/2009

National Rail Enquiries in the UK have cornered the market for iPhone apps for UK rail. It used to be open and there apparently used to be a pretty reasonable app out there for free. National Rail’s app on the other hand is not as nice and costs a few too many pennies for many people.

I used to use a WAP version on my old phone and I still use it through a WML browser add-on for Firefox when I need super speedy quick access or am on a really slow connection – such as that on the East Coast mainline trains. However the iPhone’s Safari browser doesn’t support WML. However there is another alternative that has a lightweight portal for the small screen – National Rail’s PDA page.

I’m not currently an iPhone user myself but I’ve suggested this to a few people and they seem to find it a viable and practical alternative to the National Rail iPhone app.